adam, i want to go to you, do we wait for the crisis number, because charlie cannot give us the numb ernumber, and s not $17 trillion, where is the turning point back? >> well, i agree with charlie, and here is the good news, we are not in a crisis and we know what needs to be done, and what needs to be done and sandra touched on it, entitlement refor reform, and that is the only thing that has to be done. >> it is so easy to get done. >> and it is -- hold on. it is a political problem, and here's the really good news, and here is a difficult time in the world, the good news is that the problems in the united states are not nearly what the rest of the world faces in their horrible problems. we can do this. we can fix social security and fix medicare, but it is going to take some political will and the good news, charles, we have time. >> and here is the bad news, we are walking past this thing, and whistling past the graveyard, adam. gary, i want to go the you, because listen, nobody is saying that we are falling off of the cliff tomorrow, but the idea to keep ignoring it and one day flip a s